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Committee for Economic Development calls for new digital property rights policies.(facts,...

Saying that "the networked economy and technological innovation have been, and will continue to be, at the heart of our nation's economic growth," the Committee for Economic Development (CED) issued a statement in March calling for policies that clearly delineate digital intellectual property rights while striking a balance between the rights of creators and those of users. The CED, a non-profit, non-partisan organization of business le

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